Felipe Oyarzún Ampuero graduated as a
Pharmaceutical Chemist in the Austral
University of Chile (2004). He
obtained a “Diploma of Advanced
Studies” (year 2007) and the degree of
“Doctor in Research and Development of
Medicines” (year 2011) at the
University of Santiago de Compostela
(Spain). Later he developed
postdoctoral studies (2011-2013) at
the Polymer Laboratory of the
Universidad Austral de Chile. To carry
out these studies he has received
scholarships from MINEDUC
(undergraduate) and CONICYT
(postgraduate). In 2013 he joined to
the University of Chile as an academic
with a project on “Insertion of
Advanced Human Capital in the
Academy”. He is currently the Director
of the Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences and Technology. In the
teaching field he teaches to
undergraduate and graduate students
(Master's and Doctorate). He has been
a researcher responsible for projects
related to basic science (1 Fondecyt
startup, 3 Fondecyt Regular, 2
Fondecyt postdoctoral) and several
technological and/or applied science
projects (Fondequip, Fondef and Corfo,
among others). He has also been
principal investigator in projects of
different kinds (Fondap, Fondef,
Fondequip, Anillo, Fondecyt regular,
among others). The laboratory directed
by Dr. Oyarzún has the necessary
equipment to characterize liquid and
solid formulations of different sizes
(from nanometers to millimeters),
their stability and the release
profile of the active molecule
contained. His main lines of research
are: Encapsulation of active molecules
(drugs and nutrients) in nano- and
microsystems mediated by non-covalent
interactions. Study of chemical
interactions for the formation of nano
and microsystems. Development of new
materials for the pharmaceutical and
food industries. Dr. Oyarzún has
published more than 50 ISI
publications, almost all of them from
the first quartile. Below are the
patents in which he appears as an
inventor: **Accepted patents:**
Application for USA: A new and green
methodology to create polymeric
nanocarriers containig hydrophilic low
molecular-weight drugs and providing a
very high drug loading and a very high
prolonged release” (US/16/888,438).
Felipe Oyarzún, Gabriela Villamizar,
Ignacio Moreno, Elton Molina
(**GRANTED**). Application for Spain:
Nanocapsules with a polimeric Shell
(ES2385995B2). María José Alonso
Fernández, Dolores Torres López,
Gustavo Rivera Rodríguez, Felipe
Andrés Oyarzún Ampuero, Giovanna Lollo
Giovanna, Teresa Gonzalo Lázaro,
Marcos García Fuentes (**GRANTED AND
LICENSED**). Application for
USA:Nanocapsules with a polimeric
Shell (US 9415019, B2). María José
Alonso Fernández, Dolores Torres
López, Gustavo Rivera Rodríguez,
Felipe Andrés Oyarzún Ampuero,
Giovanna Lollo Giovanna, Teresa
Gonzalo Lázaro, Marcos García Fuentes
(**GRANTED**). Application for Europe:
Nanocapsules with a polymeric Shell
(EP2664324(B1). María José Alonso
Fernández, Dolores Torres López,
Gustavo Rivera Rodríguez, Felipe
Andrés Oyarzún Ampuero, Giovanna Lollo
Giovanna, Teresa Gonzalo Lázaro,
Marcos García Fuentes (**GRANTED**).
Application for Chile: Biomaterial que
comprende quitosano y al menos un
glicosaminoglicano”
(PCT/CL2012/000023). Miguel Concha
Murray, Ignacio Moreno Villoslada,
Sandra Lorena Orellana Donoso, Felipe
Oyarzun Ampuero, María Alejandra Vidal
Villa, Annesi Gisela Giacaman Fonseca,
María Francisca Pavicic Rojas, Carlos
Morales Hernandez, Marcos Ruminot
Bascur, Sandra Pamela Jofre Rivas
(**GRANTED**). **Application
patents:** M.P. Ocaranza, J.E. Jalil,
J.O. Morales, F. Oyarzun-Ampuero, E.
Soto-Bustamante, F. Gonzalez-Nilo.
Composición farmacéutica que comprende
un péptido o una combinación de
péptidos agonistas de los receptores
Mas, AT1 y AT2. Chilean Patent
Application PCT/CL2023/050084. PCT
Application: Compositions
(PCT/IB2022/051550). Verónica Palma,
Daniela Carrillo, Fernando Valenzuela,
Felipe Oyarzún, María Gabriela
Villamizar (**LICENCED**). PCT
Application: Nanoparticle of chitosan
and cyclodextrin containing
encapsulated interferon and
pharmaceutical compositions that
contain it" (PCT/IB2019/052510).
Rodrigo Naves, Luis González Felipe
Oyarzún. PCT Application: Método para
obtener nanoestructuras con
carotenoides y nanoestructuras
obtenidas (PCT/CL2017/0550046). Felipe
Oyarzún, Javier Morales, Matías Silva,
Mariela Inostroza, Andrew Quest,
Marcelo Kogan, Simón Guerrero, Ignacio
Moreno, Carlos Alarcón, Mario Flores,
César Torres (**LICENCED**). PCT
Application: Curcumin-Loaded
nanoemulsions, method of manufacture,
and method of preventive treatment
using the same (PCT) (15/856,786).
Felipe Oyarzún, Andrew Quest, Simón
Guerrero, Marcelo Kogan, Pamela
Contreras, Víctor Díaz, Pablo Lara,
Areli Cárdenas, Lisette Leyton, Andrea
Vivanco, Víctor Miranda. Application
for Chile: Microdieta para especies
marinas de cultivo, incluyendo peces
en etapas de desarrollo, la que una
vez deshidratada y reconstituida toma
una forma alargada similar a un
alimento vivo, y método de preparación
(201603279). Felipe Andrés Oyarzún
Ampuero, Ignacio Moreno-Villoslada,
Mariela Inostroza Riquelme.
Application for Brazil: Nanocapsules
with a polymeric Shell (PI98213).
María José Alonso Fernández, Dolores
Torres López, Gustavo Rivera
Rodríguez, Felipe Andrés Oyarzún
Ampuero, Giovanna Lollo Giovanna,
Teresa Gonzalo Lázaro, Marcos García
Fuentes. Application for China:
Nanocapsules with a polymeric Shell
(CN103596558). María José Alonso
Fernández, Dolores Torres López,
Gustavo Rivera Rodríguez, Felipe
Andrés Oyarzún Ampuero, Giovanna Lollo
Giovanna, Teresa Gonzalo Lázaro,
Marcos García Fuentes.